Canadian Avalanche Foundation sets up memorial fund for women in avalanche research

The Canadian Avalanche Foundation is accepting donations to the Cora Shea Memorial Fund in an effort to raise money to help women pursue snow and avalanche safety research.Photo by
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The Canadian Avalanche Foundation is accepting donations to the Cora Shea Memorial Fund in an effort to raise money to help women pursue snow and avalanche safety research.

Cora Shea came to Canada from California in 2008 to study with the Applied Snow and Avalanche Research group at the University of Calgary, and completed her PhD in Geoscience in 2011. During that time, much of her research was in the pursuit of snow and avalanche science, particularly in the fields of thermal process and visualization. She also developed Arfi, the Google maps-based avalanche-forecasting program.

The fund established in her memory will provide some financial assistance for women who want to pursue avalanche research and/or study toward advanced avalanche practice, safety, education and forecasting.

A donation page has been set up at the Canadian Avalanche Fund's website. There, visitors can also find application forms for those women who are pursuing this education or want to advance in the field.

For more on donating online or applying for funds through the foundation, visit the website.

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